Brent Sigmon, center, of CASA of the Ninth Judicial District accepts a $475 check on behalf of the organization from Cherokee Middle School Beta Club members, from left, Katherine Frye, Emma Savage, Gabe Shillings and Charlie Coen.

The Beta Club chose CASA as one of its service projects for the year.

CASA trains citizen volunteers who are appointed by a juvenile court to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children.

FRIDAY, JUNE 21
• A concert featuring soprano Diane Griffith and pianist Mary Hook will begin at 7 p.m. in Bethel Presbyterian Church, Kingston. Music ranging from early Italian arias to German lieder to American composers George Gershwin and Cole Porter will be presented. The church is at 203 S. Kentucky St.